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In the time it took you to click on this post, three new tracks probably went viral on TikTok, a streaming giant dropped a "limited series" you’ve never heard of, and a 20-year-old movie character became a meme again.

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The line between who makes the media and who watches it has officially blurred. Popular media is no longer a one-way street from Hollywood to your living room.

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